Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight & ORS Day held in Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, July 29 2015:
The District Health Mission Society Tamenglong on Wednesday organized Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight & ORS Day 2015 at District Hospital Tamenglong under the theme "Improving awareness generation for use of ORS and Zinc in children diarrhoea towards achieving ultimate goal of zero children diarrhoea death" .
M Luikham, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Tamenglong graced the occasion as chief guest and Rev Namsadai Kahmei, Pastor Town Baptist Church Tamenglong and Dr Chambo Gonmei, Chief Medical Officer Tamenglong as guest of honour and president of the function.
M Luikham said that people are not aware of the diarrhoea and as a result many children are often die but now the Government has organised many different programmes to create awareness about the diseases.
He appealed to the participants to spread the use of ORS and Zinc Tablet.
Meanwhile, Dr Chambo Gonmei, Chief Medical Officer Tamenglong announced that Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight would continue till August 8 at the PHCs, CHCs and sub-centres and the programme will be continued in the remote villages of Tamenglong through ASHA and doctors.
He announced that ORS corner will continue to open at the District Hospital, Tamenglong so that any afflicted children can get ORS and Zinc Tablet free of cost.
Chambo further said that diarrhoea is a communicable disease which can be easily spread to others.
Dr Guidiathiu Kahmei, Medical Officer in- charge, District Hospital, Tamenglong, demonstrated and talked on the use of ORS & Zinc Tablet.
He also talked about diarrhoea and dysentery.